Let’s take a deep dive into the creative world of Bruce Fransen – the Harpers Ferry wood sculptor. Bruce is unique in that he brings the expertise of years a...

I checked in with Over the Mountain Studio Tour artist Rose Mendez to see how sheltering was affecting her life and art. She’s a beautiful young mother with ...

Thought I’d peek in to see how our Over the Mountain Studio Tour artists are hunkering down in their shelters and whether they see this more isolated time as...

"This is precisely the time where artists go to work. There is no time for despair. No place for self pity. No need for silence. No room for fear. We spea...

This blog is for Ann Sharp and for Gil Garcia. You do not grieve alone. You are thought of. The uniqueness of your loss is your own, but the depth of it is d...

If you love artists who communicate with brilliant color, extreme simplicity, deep emotion and beautiful composition, don’t miss the work of Jacob Lawrence. ...

Are you watching it in your area? It’s January and a purple vinca flower bloomed beside our deck. The air current belongs to Spring. It is not subtle. Humans...

by LINDA CASE Don't forget a gift for yourself this holiday season, We as artists and crafters need physical and psychic nurturing but often put our needs at...

By Joy Bridy In the hubbub of the final month of the year, there is usually at least one morning when I wake up thinking about how to contact a local maker, w...

It most likely is. At our tour stop at Cool Spring Preserve, Linda posed the question: “Where do you express your creativity?” Participants were invited to w...

I am always amazed when I find a long time resident of Jefferson County who has never heard of the Over the Mountain Studio Tour. It’s been around for thirty...

Well actually, a whole lot. We’ve added a new stop! Stop 4 has been added at Cool Spring Preserve, the Potomac Audubon nature center. You’ll see the work of ...

There’s something so evocative about rustic twig furniture. It speaks of people using what is available to fill their needs for daily living. It speaks of na...

I was standing right there, with dozens of others milling about or studying, or taking photos (no flash) at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. I took this pho...

A successful show can be a real boost to an artist/crafter and a poor one can be a financial and personal downer. So how do you know when it’s time to start ...

Get a few artists in a room and soon you’ll hear laments that the local art scene is so fractured. We got a glimpse of how a community can unite around makin...

We emerged, those setting up the summer show (Taste of the Tour?) Not everyone from the tour was there, but we represent everyone. We have inside disagreemen...

There are ninety-six present and past members of The Over the Mountain Studio Tour, and we are the oldest tour in West Virginia, although not the only one fo...

Have you noticed folks converting calendar to a verb as in “I’m going to calendar the summer Studio Tour exhibition and sale in Shepherdstown?” And indeed yo...

The Brain on Creativity